novelraw Chapter 854 - 854: Was She the One Who Did Wrong?
Chapter 854 - 854: Was She the One Who Did Wrong?
"Mom, why has Dad's attitude towards Aurelia suddenly changed?" Jovana whispered in Clara's ear.Clara smiled, "One has been confirmed to be his biological daughter, and the other, is just some illegitimate child from who knows where. It's a shame to have raised her all these years, but after so long, a stepchild can never compare to a real daughter."
"Are you saying Aurelia really isn't his?" Jovana's eyes widened.
Clara chuckled lightly, "There was a time when your dad got drunk and told me this himself. There's no mistake, Aurelia is just an illegitimate child who doesn't even know who her real father is."
She patted Jovana's hand, "Make me proud, hold onto the Campbell Family. Sooner or later, everything the Shaw Family has will be yours."
"By then, I want Aurelia to lose her reputation, kneel on the ground, and lick my shoes." A vicious glint flashed through Jovana's eyes.
Clara said, "Whatever my darling wants, I'll help you achieve it."
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The car moved along the road, and Aurelia looked outside with a calm expression, her face showing an unprecedented tranquility.
On the surface, nothing seemed wrong with her.
But Mason understood her; he was the one person in this world who knew her best. The calmer she appeared, the more it indicated something was wrong, and she was enduring it all alone.
Mason reached out his hand.
Aurelia felt a warm hand envelop hers. She was startled at first, then looked toward Mason, meeting his deep gaze.
Some people need only a glance to know what another person wants to express, while others need only to look into your eyes to understand your thoughts.
She didn't know if Mason was such a person, but it seemed like she saw something in his eyes.
"Mason..." Aurelia sighed, lying weakly on Mason's lap. "I'm a bit tired."
"If you're tired, take a nap. I'll wake you when we're home." Mason took off his heavy coat and covered her with it, gently patting her.
"You said you'd wake me last time, but I woke up in my bed at home."
Mason didn't respond.
At this moment, she needed a listener, not someone to talk things over with.
After a long time, thinking she was asleep, he suddenly heard her say, "Was I too ruthless with my words? I've thought about it. He is my dad, even if... maybe not by blood. What happened between him and Clara was years ago. All these years, he's been hoping I would forgive him. Is my stubbornness... wrong?"
Mason was taken aback, "Aurelia, you've done nothing wrong. Balthazar was unfaithful to this marriage. Since he accepted your mother when she was pregnant, he should have maintained the fidelity expected of this marriage. As far as I know, it was Balthazar who pursued your mother, and marrying her was his decision.
With your mother's looks and talents at that time, if it weren't for you, marrying him would have been a great injustice."
He needed her to know she hadn't done anything wrong. Once she felt she was wrong, she might think everything she did was a mistake, even denying the validity of her own birth.
Balthazar... if not for the fact that he's her father, he wouldn't have survived until now!
He did investigate her mother's affairs.
But Aurelia didn't have the energy to worry about such matters. Even if Mason investigated, it was out of concern for her.
"Mm."
Ha...
What a joke.